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    Enceladus

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    like the names of each of the first seven satellites of Saturn to be discovered‚ was suggested by William Herschel’s son John Herschel in his 1847. He chose these names because Saturn‚ known in Greek mythology as Cronus‚ was the leader of the Titans. Enceladus Saturn’s Moon Enceladus is the sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn. It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. Enceladus seems to have liquid water under its icy surface. Cry volcanoes at the south pole shoot large jets of water ice particles

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    INT1 Task 1

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    today (Cessna ‚ 2009). (Cessna ‚ 2009) Part 2: Herschel’s Telescope The Discovery of Uranus Part Two The Discovery of Uranus  1781 he discovered the planet Uranus while investigating it as a comet (Lamont‚ 2000).  1785-1789 Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel

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    Finger Prints

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    first histologist. Histologist is a study of body tissues. Dr. Nehemiah Grew from 1641-1712 drew and extremely detailed palm. Jan Purkinje from 1787-1869 was the first physiologist to classify the 9 patterns on the finger print. William Herschel from 1833-1918 was the first European to use the finger prints for identification purposes. Dr. Henry Faulds from 1843-1930 published an article to assist in finger prints that may assist in crime investigations. Alphonse Bertillon from 1853-1913

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    Uranus

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    be discovered in modern history. It was discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel (Encyclopedia: Uranus (planet)) and expanded the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in modern history. Uranus was also the first planet discovered with a telescope. Uranus had been observed many times before it was discovered as a planet‚ but it was generally mistaken for a star. On March 13‚ 1781‚ Sir William Herschel observed the planet from his home in Somerset‚ England using a reflecting

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    Everything is illuminated

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    Everything is Illuminated-Jonathan Safran Foer Introduction – The consequences of the grandparents’ silence Many people have to bear heavy psychological burdens from the second world war without talking to anybody about their experiences. Because of the terrible war-experiences many of these people have a stubborn point of view‚ a total indifference towards new subjects and an incomprehensible behavior (cf. Bode 18). Moreover many “war-grandchildren” indicate huge problems with their parents

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    The Reality of the Truth

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    Wilde once said ’The truth is rarely pure and never simple’. This statement sums up the difficulties of telling the truth‚ and this is furthermore shown in Rob Sitch et al’s Frontline‚ Lies by Michael Leunig and the poem Nothing to Report by May Herschel Clarke. The television show Frontline follows the day to day running of a current affairs show. It shows both on and off air aspects of what people involved with television go though on a daily basis. Mike Moore (Rob Sitch) plays the naive host

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    Emwaves

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    INTRODUCTION In a country like india agriculture is a majour source of income still today a majourity of the population is living in the rural areas and depending on the agriculture for their earnings. This pattern has been followed for many years and people work on their basic instrument depending fully on the mercy of weather. And today to ADD TO THEIR VOWS THE EM WAYS BEING EMMITED FROM THE CELL TOWERS ERRECTED FOR MORDANIZATION IS MAKING THEIR EFFERTS useless. The impact is not visible

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    Gloria Steinem Feminism

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    universe “galaxies of women” and “spaces of the mind.” She uses metaphor to show that these women have put their thoughts and knowledge into their study. Also‚ “galaxies of women” represents that all the female astronomers who came before Caroline Herschel and also dedicated their life on astronomical studies. In the following

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    human is awarded morality and virtue that not even angels are given. Humans such as Eboo’s grandmother were created for the greater good‚ to make a difference‚ and to represent God in his best form. Dorothy Day‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Abraham Herschel were all historical figures that came from different religious backgrounds. Though these people had different religious views‚ they were all civil rights activists who sought for racial equality or pluralism. The title of the book Acts of Faith

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    Hubble Telescope

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    A ground breaking new tool used to study the heavens was introduced in the 17th century. This tool was known as the telescope. It revealed the cosmos in a different way than our naked eye could ever perceive. The telescope opened doors to countless stars‚ nebulae‚ galaxies‚ and a slew of never before seen wonders. With its creation came limitations and caused the need to improve and upgrade the methods in which the telescope functioned and find new ways of viewing the heavens.There are three main

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